Specialists in Rural Water Supply for Binh Dinh Province

The 'Water Supply & Sanitation Program in Binh Dinh Province' (WSSP) is looking for a specialized Vietnamese Centre which is qualified in Rural Water Supply topics and could supply two experts for short term inputs to advise the project in a manner as described below. Individual Vietnamese consultants specialised in relevant fields of Rural Water Supply (RWS) may also apply.

The two experts will advise the PPMU of WSSP on the future operation of Phu Cat - Tuy Phuoc Rural Water Supply Scheme; one expert will verify the legal and administrative framework of the proposed management model and the other one will evaluate its practical aspects, such as the implementation modalities, as well as practical provisions for the day to day management of the service.

The first consultant will verify whether the model for Management, Operation and Maintenance of the Phu Cat - Tuy Phuoc RWS Scheme, as proposed by pCERWASS, fits within the existing legal and administrative framework for RWS in Vietnam (from national to provincial level). The consultant will make recommendations to the Project and to pCERWASS on whether changes either to the model or to the regulations are deemed necessary.

The second consultant will verify whether the model for Management, Operation and Maintenance of the Phu Cat - Tuy Phuoc RWS Scheme, as proposed by pCERWASS, is practical in its day to day application, will be easily manageable and is likely to deliver the expected results. The expert will evaluate the autonomy of pCERWASS as service provider, the involvement of the key stakeholder and the provisions put into place for enhancing community involvement and customer satisfaction. The consultant will make recommendations to the Project and to pCERWASS whether changes in the management model are deemed necessary in order to make it more manageable or better adapted to the real situation in the field.

Tentative starting date of the assignments will be mid-August, respectively for a period of 10 days and 20 days per expert. Interested centres or candidates should express their interest by sending references and the proposed CVs to [email protected] before 8 August 2012.

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